St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-13
DORAN FOR SENATOR.

nesota in the action just taken.
DORAN FOR SENATOR.
The Veteran Democratic Leader Sc.
lecfed by the Caucus as Davis, On.
ponen'.
Forty-three senators aud representatives
attended the Democratic caucus in the read
ing-room of the Merchants hotel last even
ing. They were:
Senators Gibson, Bowen, Pope, Haden,
Welch Nelson, Durant, Akin, Smith, Oswald
Nachbar, Anderson. Child. Keller and White
man. RepreSentatiI Furlong, Champlin,
RYAN, Trawicky, Sherwood, Duane, Parrott,
| Siaven, Beatty, Alexander, Powers. Emery,
Quigley, Dickman, Dornfeld. Anderson,
| Gregory, kurman, Hendrickson, Cloutier,
| McArdle, Gross, Farley. Tubert, Light Boe-
digheimer, Heisler and Englehardt.
When the name of Senator Nelson, of
Red Wing, was reached on the list he
asked permission to speak, and he explained
that he had been elected upon an agree
ment with his constituents to vote for c. K.
Davis. and that he would havesto keep his
promise. He asked to be excused from
voting, which was granted.
Representatives Skinner, OF New Ulm:
| Newell and Cullen. OF st. Paul; Lucas. of
Minneapolis, and Smith, of North Branch,
were absent. Senator E. NJ. Pope. of
MankatO, was made chairman, and Senator
| E. A. Child, Of Glencoe, secretary. On
Senator Keller'S motion, it was made an
open caucus. A motion for an informal
ballot being carried. Senator Whiteman, of
Duluth, and Representatives Gregory. of
| Saltwater, and Emery, of Lake City. were
appointed tellers, and a secret vote was
taken, the gentlemen depositing their bal
lots as their names were called. 1t re-
| suited:
Total cast. AZ Daniel Buck. ....... I
For Choice. .22 Thomas Wilson...... 5
Z. ". Durant. / c. +. Flandrau. ..... 1
| E. N. Wilson. .. NJ. Doran 2I
| Lewis Baker........
Mr. Emery moved that formal ballot be
| taken. Senator Durant. of Saltwater, then
arose. and thanking the one friend who had
cast a vote for him. said:
| want to place before you the name of a
| man to whom on owe as much allegiance as
| to any other man in the state of Minnesota
a man who has done as much and perhaps
more than any other man to build up the
Democratic part in this state by his brilliant
| record in the last campaign. / refer to Lewis
| Baker, of the st. Paul GLOBE, who has taken
| held OF the GLOBE and has made it the fore
most newspaper il the Northwest You all
| know, gentlemen, that when Mr.. Hall had
charge of that paper it was uphill work
| with us-a labor Of lOve-but he did
| his best under adverse circumstances. Mr..
| Baker succeeded him, and in short time has
| placed the St. Paul GLOBE, the exponent OF
| the principles Of Democracy in Minnesota, in
| the front rank of newspapers, and foremost
| among the Journals of the country. The
| nomination Of the Democratic party in this
| state, the minority party Is only a compli-
ment at the most. 1t has not been solicited.
| and no friend of Mr.. Baker bas come to
| solicit this compliment from the party he has
done so much 10 build up, and as an unso-
icited compliment 1t would be valued by him.
| He has done his work and done it well. There
| f. G place in nomination as the Democratic
nomlnee of this caucus for United States
| senator Lewis Baker, OF the ST. Paul GLOBE.
| Applause.
This nomination by Senator Durant was
seconded by Senator Bowen, of Sleepy
Eye, with the following remarks:
| I arise Mr.. Chairman and gentleman, to
second the nomination of the Hon. Lewis
Baker. Ee IS entitled to the gratitude OF all
the Democrats of Minnesota. He is entitled
to our respect by his standing as Democrat
! before he came to Minnesota. am proud Of
him rs { reSDectable, sfaun$b end faithful
Democrat, true as steel in his patriotism,
untirinE unit darot,nn in HI his tho energy for,
is a Democrat who has the interests of the
party at heart, and feel proud of him as my
candidate. He has brought the GLOBE for
| ward with extraordinary rides, until it has
reached the foremost place in the Northwest.
He has made it the pride of this city, the
pride Of this state, and the Democratic party
of Minnesota is proud of it, and proud to ac-
knowledge it. Applause. He does not So
lcit this nomination. 1t is compliment
which he richly deserves, when we consider
the work he has done in the last campaign, for
to him was the brilliant success of the last
campaign due. / say this nomination will
come to him unsolicited, and it can have no
effect except as ii compliment When l ind
personal friends of person focking around
the lobbieS OF a state legislature working and
| lobbying in the interest of their candidate, it
seems to ME that compliment which would
come to 8 man in that way would not be much
| of compliment to any man. Now, gentle
men, desire to tender this compliment, un-
| solicited though it be by Mr.. Baker or any of
his friends, to a man who so richly deserves
it. ApplauSel.
Representative NJ. Trawicky, of Winona,
| jumped up and made motion to have MIR.
Baker nominated by acclamation. 1t was
seconded by Senators Nachbar, of Jordan,
Durant, Of Saltwater, and Bowen of
| Sleepy Eye. Mr.. Emery asked if the gen.
tlemen who attended the caucus would be
pledged to vote for the nominee. There
! was no answer.
Several gentlemen called question, and
the chair was informed that motion had
been made and seconded to nominate Mr..
Baker by acclamatiOn. Mr.. Trawicky re-
peated his motion and the seconds were re-
peated. The chair seemed puzzled as to
what to do. Mr. Emery had not with
| drawn his motion for formal ballot Again
| the motion Of Mr. TraWicky was repeated
The chair explained that he could not en-
| tertain the motion, so formal ballot upon
| the motion OF the gentleman from Wabasha
was taken with this result
| Total cast. ~ M. DOran. ~
| For choice. .22 e. NJ. Wilson,
Lewis Baker. r........2l
Senator Nelson. of Red Wing, got the
unanimous consent of the caucus to speak.
He extoled Mr.. Doran for his liberality
during the state campaign toward meeting
the expenses of the state central committee.
He had gone to the chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee during the summer. he said,
and THAT committee did not know where
to go to get a dollar OF some advice" The
chairman informed him, I'VE can do
nothing until Mr.. Doran gets home"
Notwithstanding that nothing too good
had been said of A1r. Baker, and much
more could be added, he continued. 'Ihope
you will not fail to nominate that good aud
noble soul who has been the salvation of
the Democratic party in this state, Mr..
Doran." Both Senators Bowen and White
man attempted to gain the floor at the same
time. An objection was raised that the
discussion was out of order, but Mr.. White
man asked for the unanimous consent of
the caucus to speak, and although the chair
announced that it was granted, yet he gave
the floor to Senator Bowen. MI. Bowen
said:
Some men are not satisfied with the earth
they want the twinking stars beyond. We
have given up Encouragement and control
of the Democratic party to firm Of political
brokers, of which Mr.. Doran is party. They